| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Thomas Goggin (fresh) 2 reb. SG - Chester Marks (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Walter Hammonds (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - William Day (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - James Das (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Scott Sargent (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Douglas Evans (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Baltzell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lowell Moreland (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Greg Mathews (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Walter Hammonds inbounds the ball | 19-33 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:44 | Penn State | Chester Marks lays it up and in and he's fouled by Douglas Evans - foul #2 on Douglas Evans, team foul #1 | 21-33 |
| 19:44 | Penn State | Chester Marks makes the free throw | 22-33 |
| 19:28 | Illinois | Greg Mathews hits a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Scott Sargent and he's fouled by James Das - foul #1 on James Das, team foul #1 | 22-35 |
| 19:28 | Illinois | Greg Mathews misses the free throw | 22-35 |
| 19:28 | Penn State | James Das snags the defensive board | 22-35 |
| 19:05 | Penn State | William Day is whistled for a carry | 22-35 |
| 18:53 | Illinois | Scott Sargent is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Douglas Evans | 22-37 |
| 18:27 | Penn State | James Das's pass is intercepted by Douglas Evans | 22-37 |
| 18:09 | Illinois | Robert Baltzell misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 22-37 |
| 18:08 | Penn State | William Day pulls down the rebound | 22-37 |
| 17:40 | Penn State | William Day misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline | 22-37 |
| 17:38 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Greg Mathews | 22-37 |
| 17:24 | Illinois | Greg Mathews hits a wide open fadeaway in the lane set up by Scott Sargent | 22-39 |
| 17:01 | Penn State | William Day misses short on a jump hook from the left block | 22-39 |
| 16:59 | Penn State | William Day tips it in | 24-39 |
| 16:44 | Illinois | Greg Mathews clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 24-39 |
| 16:42 | Illinois | Lowell Moreland gets the offensive rebound | 24-39 |
| 16:25 | Illinois | Greg Mathews is alone and drills a shot from the left wing set up by Scott Sargent | 24-41 |
| 15:56 | Penn State | Scott Sargent takes the ball from Walter Hammonds | 24-41 |
| 15:52 | Illinois | Robert Baltzell lays it up and in set up by Scott Sargent | 24-43 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Thomas Goggin (fairly fresh) 2 reb. SG - Chester Marks (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Walter Hammonds (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - William Day (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - James Das (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Scott Sargent (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 9 ast. SG - Douglas Evans (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Robert Baltzell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lowell Moreland (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Greg Mathews (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 15:23 | Penn State | The jumper by James Das is denied by Lowell Moreland | 24-43 |
| 15:22 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Scott Sargent | 24-43 |
| 15:00 | Illinois | Greg Mathews double dribbles | 24-43 |
| Subs | Penn State | Szczesny Olshefski (PG), Bruce Porter (PF), Curtis Elias (C) Thomas Goggin, William Day, James Das | |
| Subs | Illinois | Randolph Shelton (PG), Douglas McKerlie (SG), Gregory Davis (SF) Scott Sargent, Douglas Evans, Robert Baltzell | |
| 14:44 | Penn State | 3 seconds is called on Walter Hammonds | 24-43 |
| 14:18 | Illinois | Gregory Davis is open and scores on a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Randolph Shelton | 24-45 |
| 13:54 | Penn State | Szczesny Olshefski hits a shot from the left side set up by Curtis Elias | 26-45 |
| 13:46 | Illinois | Douglas McKerlie comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 26-45 |
| 13:45 | Penn State | Bruce Porter grabs the board | 26-45 |
| 13:28 | Penn State | Lowell Moreland is called for the reach on Bruce Porter - foul #3 on Lowell Moreland, team foul #2 | 26-45 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Sargent (PG), Douglas Evans (SG), Robert Baltzell (SF) Randolph Shelton, Douglas McKerlie, Gregory Davis | |
| 13:09 | Penn State | Douglas Evans picks off the pass by Walter Hammonds | 26-45 |
| 13:05 | Illinois | Lowell Moreland jams it on a great pass from Douglas Evans | 26-47 |
| 12:42 | Penn State | Szczesny Olshefski is whistled for a carry | 26-47 |
| Subs | Penn State | William Day (SF) Walter Hammonds | |
| Subs | Illinois | Vernon Wertz (PF), Joseph Cunniff (C) Lowell Moreland, Greg Mathews | |
| 12:29 | Illinois | Joseph Cunniff scores on a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Scott Sargent | 26-49 |
| 12:10 | Penn State | William Day hits a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Bruce Porter | 28-49 |
| 11:46 | Illinois | Joseph Cunniff misses the easy open layup but he's hacked by Curtis Elias - foul #1 on Curtis Elias, team foul #2 | 28-49 |
| Subs | Penn State | Thomas Goggin (SG), Walter Hammonds (SF), James Das (C) Chester Marks, Bruce Porter, Curtis Elias | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 11:46 | Illinois | Joseph Cunniff makes the 1st free throw | 28-50 |
| 11:46 | Illinois | Joseph Cunniff makes the 2nd free throw | 28-51 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Szczesny Olshefski (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Goggin (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Walter Hammonds (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - William Day (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - James Das (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Scott Sargent (fresh) 5 pts. 10 ast. SG - Douglas Evans (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Baltzell (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Vernon Wertz (fresh) 2 reb. C - Joseph Cunniff (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 11:29 | Penn State | James Das lays it in and he's fouled by Joseph Cunniff - foul #1 on Joseph Cunniff, team foul #3 | 30-51 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Randolph Shelton (PG), Greg Mathews (C) Scott Sargent, Joseph Cunniff | |
| 11:29 | Penn State | James Das makes the free throw | 31-51 |
| 11:12 | Illinois | Robert Baltzell misses short on a turnaround in the paint | 31-51 |
| 11:11 | Penn State | Thomas Goggin snags the defensive board | 31-51 |
| 10:46 | Penn State | Walter Hammonds buries a shot from the left side on a nice dish by William Day | 33-51 |
| 10:31 | Illinois | James Das swats the short shot by Greg Mathews | 33-51 |
| 10:30 | Illinois | Douglas Evans pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-51 |
| 10:21 | Illinois | Vernon Wertz lays it up and in on a nice dish by Randolph Shelton | 33-53 |
| 10:03 | Penn State | Szczesny Olshefski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 33-53 |
| 10:02 | Penn State | James Das hits the follow up shot | 35-53 |
| 10:00 | Illinois | Randolph Shelton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 35-53 |
| Subs | Penn State | Chester Marks (SG), Bruce Porter (PF), Curtis Elias (C) Szczesny Olshefski, William Day, James Das | |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Sargent (PG), Douglas McKerlie (SG), Gregory Davis (SF), Lowell Moreland (PF) Randolph Shelton, Douglas Evans, Robert Baltzell, Vernon Wertz | |
| 09:35 | Penn State | Greg Mathews swats the shot by Walter Hammonds | 35-53 |
| 09:33 | Illinois | Greg Mathews grabs the defensive rebound | 35-53 |
| 09:15 | Illinois | Greg Mathews makes the runner in the lane set up by Scott Sargent | 35-55 |
| 08:59 | Penn State | Curtis Elias hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint | 35-55 |
| 08:58 | Illinois | Greg Mathews pulls down the rebound | 35-55 |
| 08:44 | Illinois | Gregory Davis is whistled for a carry | 35-55 |
| Subs | Penn State | Szczesny Olshefski (PG), William Day (SF) Thomas Goggin, Walter Hammonds | |
| Subs | Illinois | Douglas Evans (SG), Joseph Cunniff (C) Douglas McKerlie, Greg Mathews | |
| 08:23 | Penn State | William Day buries a shot from the right block set up by Bruce Porter | 37-55 |
| 08:10 | Illinois | Joseph Cunniff scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Gregory Davis | 37-57 |
| 07:41 | Penn State | Szczesny Olshefski misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-57 |
| 07:39 | Penn State | Bruce Porter tips it in | 39-57 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Szczesny Olshefski (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chester Marks (tiring) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - William Day (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Bruce Porter (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Curtis Elias (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Scott Sargent (fresh) 5 pts. 11 ast. SG - Douglas Evans (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gregory Davis (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Lowell Moreland (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Joseph Cunniff (fresh) 10 pts. | |
| 07:22 | Illinois | William Day steals it from Douglas Evans | 39-57 |
| 07:17 | Penn State | Bruce Porter lays it in on a great pass from William Day | 41-57 |
| 06:59 | Illinois | Douglas Evans is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to William Day | 41-57 |
| 06:32 | Penn State | Szczesny Olshefski misses the jumpshot from the right side | 41-57 |
| 06:30 | Illinois | Lowell Moreland pulls down the rebound | 41-57 |
| 06:13 | Illinois | Gregory Davis can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Curtis Elias - foul #2 on Curtis Elias, team foul #3 | 41-57 |
| Subs | Penn State | Thomas Goggin (SG), Walter Hammonds (SF), James Das (C) Chester Marks, Bruce Porter, Curtis Elias | |
| Subs | Illinois | Randolph Shelton (PG), Vernon Wertz (PF), Greg Mathews (C) Scott Sargent, Lowell Moreland, Joseph Cunniff | |
| 06:13 | Illinois | Gregory Davis makes the 1st free throw | 41-58 |
| 06:13 | Illinois | Gregory Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 41-59 |
| 05:52 | Penn State | James Das misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Greg Mathews - foul #3 on Greg Mathews, team foul #4 | 41-59 |
| Subs | Penn State | Chester Marks (SG) Szczesny Olshefski | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Baltzell (SF) Gregory Davis | |
| 05:52 | Penn State | James Das misses the 1st free throw | 41-59 |
| 05:52 | Penn State | James Das misses the 2nd free throw | 41-59 |
| 05:52 | Illinois | Vernon Wertz grabs the board | 41-59 |
| 05:34 | Illinois | Vernon Wertz blows the layup | 41-59 |
| 05:32 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Greg Mathews | 41-59 |
| 05:22 | Illinois | Greg Mathews clanks a fadeaway from the right block | 41-59 |
| 05:21 | Illinois | Vernon Wertz tips it home | 41-61 |
| 05:03 | Penn State | Robert Baltzell is called for the reach on William Day - foul #1 on Robert Baltzell, team foul #5 | 41-61 |
| Subs | Penn State | Szczesny Olshefski (PG) Chester Marks | |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Sargent (PG), Douglas McKerlie (SG) Randolph Shelton, Douglas Evans | |
| 04:49 | Penn State | Robert Baltzell picks off the pass by Walter Hammonds | 41-61 |
| 04:28 | Illinois | Greg Mathews buries a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Douglas McKerlie | 41-63 |
| 04:04 | Penn State | Szczesny Olshefski comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Greg Mathews - foul #4 on Greg Mathews, team foul #6 | 41-63 |
| Subs | Penn State | Bruce Porter (PF) William Day | |
| Subs | Illinois | Douglas Evans (SG), Lowell Moreland (PF) Douglas McKerlie, Vernon Wertz | |
| 04:04 | Penn State | Szczesny Olshefski misses the 1st free throw | 41-63 |
| 04:04 | Penn State | Szczesny Olshefski makes the 2nd free throw | 42-63 |
| 03:46 | Illinois | Robert Baltzell connects on the jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Scott Sargent and he's hacked by Walter Hammonds - foul #3 on Walter Hammonds, team foul #4 | 42-65 |
| Subs | Penn State | Curtis Elias (C) James Das | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 03:46 | Illinois | Robert Baltzell makes the free throw | 42-66 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:30 | Penn State | Walter Hammonds hits a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Thomas Goggin | 44-66 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Szczesny Olshefski (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Goggin (fairly fresh) 3 reb. SF - Walter Hammonds (tiring) 6 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Bruce Porter (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Curtis Elias (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Scott Sargent (fresh) 5 pts. 12 ast. SG - Douglas Evans (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Baltzell (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lowell Moreland (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Greg Mathews (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 7 reb. 4 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:15 | Illinois | Douglas Evans jams it set up by Scott Sargent | 44-68 |
| 02:58 | Penn State | Thomas Goggin loses the dribble to Douglas Evans | 44-68 |
| 02:42 | Illinois | Lowell Moreland shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the floater in the lane set up by Scott Sargent and the foul's on Walter Hammonds - foul #4 on Walter Hammonds, team foul #5 | 44-70 |
| Subs | Penn State | Chester Marks (SG) Szczesny Olshefski | |
| Subs | Illinois | Randolph Shelton (PG), Joseph Cunniff (C) Scott Sargent, Greg Mathews | |
| 02:42 | Illinois | Lowell Moreland makes the free throw | 44-71 |
| 02:27 | Penn State | Bruce Porter's pass is intercepted by Lowell Moreland | 44-71 |
| 02:08 | Illinois | Robert Baltzell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-71 |
| Subs | Penn State | James Das (PF) Bruce Porter | |
| Subs | Illinois | Gregory Davis (SF) Robert Baltzell | |
| 01:54 | Penn State | James Das can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane | 44-71 |
| 01:53 | Illinois | Joseph Cunniff grabs the defensive rebound | 44-71 |
| 01:30 | Illinois | Douglas Evans comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-71 |
| 01:29 | Penn State | James Das grabs the defensive rebound | 44-71 |
| 01:18 | Penn State | Chester Marks hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 44-71 |
| 01:17 | Illinois | Douglas Evans grabs the board | 44-71 |
| 00:48 | Illinois | Randolph Shelton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-71 |
| 00:46 | Illinois | Joseph Cunniff tips it in | 44-73 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:40 | Penn State | James Das dunks the ball on a great pass from Walter Hammonds | 46-73 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:20 | Illinois | 3 seconds is called on Gregory Davis | 46-73 |
| Subs | Penn State | William Day (PF) Curtis Elias | |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Sargent (PG), Robert Baltzell (SF), Greg Mathews (C) Randolph Shelton, Gregory Davis, Joseph Cunniff | |
| 00:15 | Penn State | James Das misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Greg Mathews - foul #5 on Greg Mathews, team foul #7 | 46-73 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Joseph Cunniff (C) Greg Mathews | |
| 00:15 | Penn State | James Das makes the 1st free throw | 47-73 |
| 00:15 | Penn State | James Das makes the 2nd free throw | 48-73 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Scott Sargent runs out the clock | 48-73 |